It is August 26, 2015 and Justin Verlander has a no-hitter going against the Mike Trout-led Angels.

Verlander has issued just one walk and whiffed eight through seven innings of no-hit ball at Detroit’s Comerica Park. He’ll head into the eighth, just six outs away from a no-no, with a pitch count of 85.

Verlander struck out Kole Calhoun, Trout, and Albert Pujols in order in the top of the seventh.

This really might happen.

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UPDATE, 9:36 p.m. ET: Verlander opened the top of the eighth with six straight balls, but he eventually got Erick Aybar to ground to second base for an easy double play. C.J. Cron grounded back to Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler for the third out.

Verlander is three outs away with a pitch count of 100.

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UPDATE, 9:55 p.m. ET: That’ll do it. Chris Iannetta roped a ball down the left field line — it actually kicked some white-painted grass into the air — to lead off the top of the ninth inning.